Once it carried five
of us
and two pets
towards a bright new future
but it was anything but
plain sailing
with a son who rocked
the boat
a daughter who kept throwing
herself overboard
and a younger afraid to put
her head out
in the storm
gathering hard above us
but the dove came back telling us
things had eased
a shaft of sunlight spotlighting
our position :
our son had found calm
the elder daughter steadfastness
the younger courage
now it’s just us
sailing ahead
my wife and I ,
a pair as God
commanded .
John Malone 
Hi. I like this a lot. It flows smoothly and gently.
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thanks; yes, it is a good one 🙂
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A good one indeed!
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thanks; it is a rare poem of mine in many ways, not least in its lack of comic elements
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Great stuff. I enjoy your writing a lot.
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thanks ; I sure appreciate that; this is one of my most personal poems
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